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Man sues Nigeria Police over harassment, gets N1m compensation
The Nigerian system may not be as bad as many have perceived it to be and the story of this lawyer who sued the Nigeria Police Force seems to bear testament to that.
The lawyer identified as Samson Newton took to his Twitter handle @agbejoro_ on Monday to share news of his victory against the Nigeria Police.
He noted that he filed a suit against the Ogun State Police Command for harassment and attempt to arrest him without committing any offence.
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It was gathered that the incident happened in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
He tweeted:
“Sued the Nigerian Police at Ogun state police command for harassment and attempts to arrest me without possible cause.
“The court today sitting at Abeokuta entered judgement in my favour… The Police is owing me 1 million Naira.”
See his tweets:
Sued the Nigerian Police at Ogun state police command for harassment and attempts to arrest me without possible cause. The court today sitting at Abeokuta entered judgement in my favour… The Police is owing me 1 million Naira?????????
— Hyperion (@Agbejoro_) June 17, 2019
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